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Reservations Not Enough to Empower Female Sarpanches in India vIt was observed that 58.62 per
cent women sarpanches has not interacted with the patwari even once.
The harsh truth is that the involvement of sarpanches’ husbands and representatives will not bring about any significant changes in making local governance truly representative in character. Women sarpanches often struggle to manage work and family duties and step back because the limited knowledge of their job profile as a sarpanch complicates their functioning. They also handover their jobs to their husbands because they consider that experi-
Bhoomika Mohan The 73rd amendment in the Indian Constitution mandates reservation for women candidates in local governance. It directs the state governments to reserve a minimum of 33% seats at all levels, village, block, and district, in the Panchayati Raj Institutions. This was done in order to promote gender equality and provide women with an opportunity to be decision makers in a traditionally patriarchal society. The amendment is a first of its kind in India to ensure the participation of women in political positions by reserving seats for them. This has paved the way for women to take up leadership roles in the historically maledominated field of politics. Unfortunately, the reality stays far away. The involvement of women sarpanches and women at local governance positions in the working of panchayats is however, negligible. With ground research and report abstracts, it is not very difficult to find out that the sarpanchpatis or pratinidhis, i.e, the husband or other male relatives of the women sarpanches, are often working as proxy members in the reserved gram pan-
chayats. This is where the basic purpose of granting ‘reservation to females’ is defeated. Low involvement of the women sarpanches in roles related to monitoring of physical development works, implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), handling of panchayat’s funds, and other responsibilities is a clear indicator of limited access of resources that women have at their own jobs in the State Panchayati Raj. Ground realities however are unfortunate; revealing pictures of the gram sachivs interacting with the sarpanchpatis directly for their work. Their interaction with the women sarpanches is strictly limited because the only way they connect them is through their male counterparts.
Every election year,
v33% of the gram panchayats at the district-level are reserved for women. As of now, Haryana has 41 per cent elected women representatives as sarpanch (acc. to Sangwan 2016), which speaks volumes as it is much greater than the required mandate of 33 per cent. vAt 41 per cent, the gender bal-
ance looks great but the ground
research suggests that increased participation of women representatives fail to convert into higher involvement of women in functioning of the panchayat’s affairs and performance.
The issue of proxy women sarpanches is still a big challenge in Haryana as it is not yet addressed by the government seriously. The existence of an unofficial, self-proclaimed position known as the “sarpanch pati” or the “sarpanchpratinidhi” defeats the purpose of empowerment single handedly.
Ground reports reveal a disturbing scenario with regard to the awareness levels of the women sarpanches about government departments.
vIn a recent study conducted in Karnal about the educational qualifications of women sarpanches 33.33 per cent of the respondents claimed that they had completed high school, 16.67 per cent were graduates and 13.33 per cent respondents were post graduates, respectively.
ence matters in this field and that they do not have any prior experience.
vLack of Political Awareness and Affiliations is one of the major factors affecting the performance of female sarpanches. Local governance in Haryana is influenced by political affiliations of the sarpanch. The MLA and the members of parliament (MP) have the power to grant funds to gram panchayats for different projects. Hence, building a relationship with them and their affiliates becomes significant. These funds are sometimes granted based on party inclination of the sarpanch and not the needs of the village. If the sarpanch is well connected he/she can get the funds. Women lack these political connections probably because of the vicious circle they are trapped in. Not participating in politics as a sarpanch leaves them with no political connections which further leads them to distance themselves from the functionalities of their jobs. vAnother factor that keeps women from participating and playing active role as a sarpanch is that most of them do not cam-
paign for their candidature and that the other members of their family do the campaigning on their behalf. Practically, the women do not have any role to play while in the papers it is she who managed and conducted the campaigns.
vThe lifestyle of women in vil-
lages of Haryana also has major impact on their functional selves. Women in rural areas donot have the kind of support the women sarpanches should have from their families. They perform all household chores, take care of children, and look after the cattle of the house. This leaves them with little to no time to perform their duties while on the other hand her representative who is not supposed to proxy her, perform all the functions.
vIt is also of great importance that a sarpanch communicates with the government officials since the panchayat is an elected body and their role is to serve the people of the gram panchayat. In a job like this, there is a desperate need for a sarpanch to establish communication channel with the villagers as well as the government officials. Male counterparts of these sarpanches do not give them authority to establish these community communication channels. They rather do it themselves. Most of the women sarpanches decision to stand for the election is not even their own. Since there is reservation for women in local governance, often the families, predominantly the male members, ask the female members of the family, who qualify, to participate. After which she never deals with the working and act only as a proxy member. These senarios are often call for action. It shows that the introduction of reservation policy is not sufficient to empower women and strengthen their role as key stakeholders in local governance. Creating more awareness among these women is clearly the need of the hour. Effective participation of women in local governance will rely on creating an environment conducive for their participation, building their capacity through training, and strengthening administration in order to communicate with women sarpanches and support them.
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Schooling – Still a distant dream for many in the 72nd year of free India Kunwar Hari Om
After Independence, the Indian government had encountered a tough task of increasing awareness amongst the people of the nation. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi launched the first National Policy on Education (NPE) and in 1986, Rajeev Gandhi publicized the policy. Despite efforts to subsume all sections of the population into the Indian Education System through several methods such as positive discrimination and non formal education, huge part of young generation is still deprived of schooling. Although registration in primary education has increased, it is estimated that atleast 35 million and possibly as many as 60 million belonging to the age group of 6 to 14 years are not in school. The major issues are high drop out rate, especially after class 10, low standards of learning, poor functions of schools, inadequate funds etc. are the major causes behind it. Children are bifurcated into two major sections that are government and private schooling based on ability to pay and their social class. It is very clear that a New Education Policy was need of the hour. To make big changes and to draft new policy for primary, secondary and higher education a committee was set up in June, 2017 under the chairmanship of Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the committee submitted it's report on 31May, 2019. The draft policy seeks reforms at every stage of education from primary to higher. It primarily focuses on fundamental pillars of Access, Equity, Affordability and Accountability. It emphasizes on early childhood care, changes in the current exam scenario, strengthening the teaching quality and reform the education regulatory framework. It also aims on setting up a National Education Commission, thus increasing investments in education providing latest forms of technology possible. The NEP stresses on increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GRE) and putting a stop to the soaring drop out rate in India. According to the new policy the existing Ministry of Human Resource Development will be named subsequently as the Ministry of Edu-
cation. The biggest reform that NEP mentions and will bring into force is replacement of 10+2 system by a 5+3+3+4 education structure which includes three years of pre-schooling in angan wadi centres for children belonging to 3 to 8 years of age, followed by twelve years of formal schooling. For the very first time an NEP has provided government outreach to pre- schooling and has considered education from a very basic stage such as nursery and kindergarten levels. The NEP took emphasis on equipping the children with the really needful technical skills by including subjects like coding from class 6 which is a huge step and it's results and advantages would be visible and grasped by the children in coming years. A lot of people along with some very known faces from the government as well as from the opposition gathered to applaud the muchawaited changes in the educational policies, after the Union government’s decision to approve it without any discussion and debate. The final NEP 2020 which is a much shorter version intends to overhaul the existing education system by making certain paradigmatic
changes. While the new NEP intends to integrate the Indian education system with global patterns, do away with “rote-learning” and instil confidence and nationalistic pride among students, many educationists believe that the disproportionate thrust on vocationalisation of education at an early stage may come at the cost of more rounded, holistic learning. The draft introduces a plethora of reforms, but is not clear on funding. As announced, the financial outlay is extremely ambitious and, if implemented, would ensure that we, as a country, give education the focus, which is In fact a long overdue. According to NEP 2020 the central and state governments will strive to increase expenditure on education sector to reach 6% of the GDP. A goal that has been stated since the 1960s in the Kothari Commission’s report, but ironically is yet to be achieved. Moreover, the Modi government which has been themselves cutting the funding constantly are announcing for such share of GDP being allotted which looks hysterical. It is just that since May 2014, our spend to GDP ratio has been constantly falling. Six years ago, in 2012-13, education expenditure was about
3.1% of the GDP. It fell in 2014-15 to 2.8% and registered a further drop to 2.4% in 201516, at such a pace expecting a miraculous boom in education expenditure still seems faded. Moreover While speaking about 6% funding, the Union government doesn’t mention whether it will release the funds from its own pocket or generate it from private enterprises inviting universities which have been ranked by business institutions. Will they really create individuals who will serve the society as envisioned by Dr. Ambedkar and Phule? The great promises and ideas put henceforth actually needs some practicality and revolutionary steps to bring them on grounds. Well the policy even tends for Instead of tackling the real issues such as the number of government schools, the quality of teaching in such schools and the strategy of central government to bring more children into formal mode education by earmarking more funds for public-funded education, the new NEP among other retrograde measures openly advocates informalization of education both at secondary and higher levels. The lack of physical infrastructure, regional imbalances in economic development and connectivity, poor access to education for children belonging to socio-economically marginalised groups like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Religious Minorities, a severe lack of trained and qualified teachers and non-teaching staff etc. are all considered to be taken care of by ICT only. Basically, in order to bypass the fundamental problems determined and reinforced by the political economy and social structures of our society, it focuses on technology as the only solution, much like all the mainstream neoliberal developmental policies in India and globally as well. To actually revolutionize the system one needs to dig up from the base of problems. We cannot expect a good strength of youth as an asset until we give them the opportunity to grow together with similar facilities, similar level of education, similar development ideologies, the similar freedom and or atleast the similar world to explore and rise.
Hardships faced by farmers due to lack of rainfall
Shivansh Mishra
State of Madhya Pradesh received a overall surplus of 7% rainfall from that of last year. But when we consider the districts or regions of Madhya Pradesh independently, the statistics are entirely different. Western part of Madhya Pradesh received a surplus of 27% while Eastern part fell short of rainfall by 13% and around 13 districts are rain deficient. These 13 districts include the district of Chhatarpur which was established by Maharaja
Chhatrasal in 1785. Farmers here have lost all the hopes of rainfall, gjven the current circumstances. Farmers have switched on to artificial irrigation and in return, they have to pay a huge part of their hard earned agricultural produce. Nearly one third part of their agricultural produce has to be given to pay off of the water loan, which is forced upon them by the harsh climate of Madhya pradesh. Tropic of Cancer passes through Madhya Pradesh which in turn influences regional climate greatly. The climatic conditions here are
are highly variable. Regional climate is characterizedby extremely hot summers and extremely cold winters. Rainfall
can either be extreme or drought conditions may prevail, which makes it vulnerable to harsh weather conditions and hardships in agriculture. Agriculture in Madhya Pradesh is highly uneven due to variations in topography,rainfall and soils. Low productivity and use of non mechanized methods of cultivation are the basic characteristics of of agricultural methods. State’s agriculture is highly dependent on rainfall and irrigation is done mainly through canals, Wells and ponds. The most important crops are wheat, Jowar, maize and rice.
Rice is grown principally in the East. State is one of the largest producers of soyabeans in India. Farmers demand proper irrigation facilities and easy loans from the government for facing this crisis. They already have invested all of their savings in the beginning of the sowing seasonand are left with nothing. Consequently, they have to ask big landowners for loans, which come at very high interest rates. It is the responsibility e of the concerned authorities to help revive the farmers from these extreme hardships.
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Article 370: A boon or bane for paradise? A year after the Center’s decision to dilute Article 370 and split Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union Territories, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the government was unable to address the problems that it believed would arise from the demonstrations. Mr. Abdullah said events had left him cynical and bitter in a video-conference from his residence in Srinagar, but asserted he was not quitting politics. Varsha Sahoo & Aaryaman Dahiya
A year after the Center’s decision to dilute Article 370 and split Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh into two Union Territories, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the government was unable to address the problems that it believed would arise from the demonstrations. Mr. Abdullah said events had left him cynical and bitter in a video-conference from his residence in Srinagar, but asserted he was not quitting politics. The government had made many statements on what it has done in the past one year, including its decisions on Article 370 and the parting of the State. What do you think of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as of now? Last year, the people of India were notified that Jammu and Kashmir needed to be put to an even footing with the rest of the world, that one nation could not have two regimes, and that Jammu and Kashmir needed suffered as a result of Article 370, militancy, separatism and terror, as well as misery, lack of growth and corruption. One year on, we find ourselves compelled to wonder what has changed? Are these alienated people feeling any less so? Is abuse any less? Did money start pouring all of a sudden? Was there less corruption, so is government any better? Has there been a
Kashmiri Pandits reverse migration, which we have been told has been held back because of Article 370? The fact is, there is no clear argument to this scrutiny test. Even India’s government has been compelled to admit that rates of abuse have increased as it was asked to explain the 4G internet ban. And that means they have gone up with militancy, resentment, etc. The decision of August 5 was simply about the BJP being able to use its brute majority in the Lok Sabha, being able to arm other parties and ram it through Parliament without considering what Jammu and Kashmir’s people wanted, and that’s why we are here today. The decision of BJP converting Jammu and Kashmir from a State to a Union Territory might have its own advantages and this political party after coming into power gave this decision so there might me some pros and cons of the decision in itself. As the ruling party took the decision no other political party could stand for Jammu and Kashmir and finally Article 370 was diluted. The Chief Minister claims that all the promises that were made in 1947-48 were not kept, which gives a sense of betrayal to the State. The present situation is so calm that BJP thinks Kashmiris have accepted its decision of August 5, because there seems no sense of revenge, no protests or rallies
are been carried out. But not to forget, BJP should understand the situation of Kashmiris in depth. They also want to enjoy moments, they are not taking revenge just because they are trying to maintain peace at the same time are very disappointed because though they accepted BJP’s decision without claiming anything yet they are facing ‘n’ number of problems every day. So, neglecting their problems is one such mistake BJP is been doing since last one year. Just because protests and rallies cannot be seen doesn’t mean they are all at peace. Since 1989, Kashmiri protest movements have been formed to express the conflicts and grievances between Kashmir and the Indian government in the Indian-controlled Kashmir Valley, with some Kashmiri separatists in armed conflict with the Indian government focused on the demand for self-determination. Although Jammu and Kashmir’s permanent residents tend to lose all special rights including the right to own property and hold state government positions, the repeal of Article 370 brings an end to the age old prejudice against state’s women who want to marry outsiders. Article 370, which entered into force in 1952, allowed Jammu and Kashmir to be a near-autonomous state as it restricted the ju-
risdiction of the Center to foreign relations, security, finance and communication. This clause allowed Jammu and Kashmir to have a Sadar-e-Riyasat in place of a Chief Minister until 1965 for governor and Prime Minister, as well as its own flag and constitution. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was no longer able to pass any big bills within the State- the balance of power changed in the favor of the government of the Union. Significantly, the presidential order allegedly specified that the governor of the State exercised the functions of the elected government in the absence of an elected government in the State.
Akhand Bharat
Akhand Bharat literally translates to ‘Undivided India’. Even though initially the word traces back to 1700 CE in contemporary times it refers to a call for creation by Hindu nationalists. It has been supported by many Hindu organizations and also many others do not subscribe to it. Indian National Congress does not support a call for Akhand Bharat, although India formally claims the entire region of Kashmir (territorially divided between India, Pakistan and China) as an integral part of India through official maps.
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5 Pre-1947 maps of India, showing the modern states of Pakistan and Bangladesh as part of British-occupied India, illustrate the borders of a proto-Akhand Bharat. The creation of an Akhand Bharat is also ideologically linked with the concept of Hindutva (Hinduness) and the ideas of sangathan (unity) and shuddhi (purification) that seek to focus modern Indian politics on a continuous civilization legacy and heritage of the Indian subcontinent.
History of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir was a princely state during the British Raj in India. It was a princely state from 1846 to 1947. The princely state was created after the First Anglo-Sikh War, when the East India Company, which had annexed the Kashmir Valley, Jammu, Ladakh, and Gilgit-Baltistan from the Sikhs as war indemnity, then sold the region to the Raja of Jammu, Gulab Singh, for 7,500,000 (75 lakh Nanakshahee) rupees. At the time of the partition of India and the political integration of India, Hari Singh, the ruler of the state, delayed making a decision about the future of his state. However, an uprising in the western districts of the State followed by an attack by raiders from the neighbouring Northwest Frontier Province, supported by Pakistan, forced his hand. On 26 October 1947, Hari Singh acceded to India in return for the Indian military being airlifted to Kashmir to engage the Pakistansupported forces, starting the Kashmir conflict. The western and northern districts presently known as Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan passed to the control of Pakistan, while the remaining territory remained under Indian control as the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
BJP claiming to put Tiranga in every house
Ahead of Independence Day celebrations of 2018, the BJP's Jammu and Kashmir unit on Sunday kick-started a campaign, 'Har Ghar Tiranga', to distribute the country's flags among people in the region. The campaign was started from Shivaji chowk in Jammu and was led by BJP state president Ravinder Raina and former deputy chief minister Kavinder Gupta. Gupta distributed the tricolour to shopkeepers of the area. Addressing a gathering, Raina said such initiatives should be taken by all so that the "tiranga" (tricolour) reaches every household and is seen fluttering on every rooftop on August 15, reported news agency PTI. This is the best way to celebrate I-Day, he claimed. Gupta advised party workers to expand the campaign. He also urged them to ensure that the national flag is hoisted at every house, village and city on the occasion. "We can encourage younger generation and make them aware about the sacrifices made by freedom fighters for attaining Independence," he said, news agency further reported.
Corona in J & K
The first two suspected cases of corona in Jammu and Kashmir were found on 4 March, 2020 and were isolated then in Government Medical College, Jammu. On 9 March one of them became positive to Covid-19, as both of them had a travel his-
tory to Iran. The cumulative number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir as of 28 July, 2020 is 17,920. It includes 7,680 active cases and 9,928 recoveries of the patients and around 312 deaths. To date 570,508 experiments have been carried out. As these two cases were suspected there was lockdown in Jammu from 7 March. On 18 March all international visitors were barred from entering Jammu and Kashmir. At the other hand, the state’s Directorate of Forticulture, Parks and Horticulture expanded the Bagh-e-Bahu Garden to the general public from 18 to 31 March to keep the situation in the Union Territory under track. As of 3 June 2020, all districts in the jurisdiction of the Union registered positive reports that had been confirmed. Anantnag registered the largest number of UT cases while the count of Kishtwar is the least to date. During lockdown 3.0 the UT administration declared a slew of relaxation in accordance with the MoHFW and MHA recommendations accompanied by further relaxation in Lockdown 4.0. The Jammu and Kashmir test figures in India are the largest with 10,000 tests per million people. The UT administration expanded the Lockdown 4 restrictions until June 8 after which the Unlock-1 relaxations will be enforced in compliance with the MHA guidelines. On June 5, the government ordered its staff to routinely visit offices. High risk individuals were told to take extra care, operate from home and would not take part in frontline duties, or any civic engagement. The Government there implemented many guidelines and protocols to follow and liberty was given only to the people it is very urgent for, else actions were taken against the people who tried to break the protocols. The cases in Jammu and Kashmir are no less than any other State yet it does not come into lime light maybe because the people there come under the minority group of the country. From the past 5 months or so every day we find out there’s new of Covid19 spreading in each and every corner of the country with proper details such as how many active cases are present, the number of recoveries, and the death toll too. But somewhere in this chaos people forgot about Jammu and Kashmir’s people sufferings, even they are getting affected by this pandemic but the cases remain hidden and none of us are aware of what’s going on in there, how the government is dealing with the pandemic. Is the Central government lending any hand of help? And many such questions. But to answer all these question of ours do we have any source? Possibly! The Central Government should pay keen attention towards Jammu and Kashmir as it is very important to cure Covid-19 there because it’s a tourist place. People from different parts of the World come to visit Kashmir in that case it is important to ensure the residents of Kashmir are safe. The proper arrangement of covid-19 hospitals and testing kits are to be provided to the Government of Kashmir. Though the Government there had taken all the possible measures for Covid-19 yet they have to be more careful. Every day they have nearly 600-700 new Covid-19 cases which remains inside their State only, the Central Government does not pay attention to the cases there. So, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir decided to follow what was asked them to on August 5, 2019, by the Central Government so that they do not confuse with the response to
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Situational analysis of Jammu and Kashmir
Area: 222,236 km² Population: 1.25 crores (2011) In the Census of India held in 1961, the first to be conducted after the formation of the state, Islam was practised by 68.31% of the population, while 28.45% followed Hinduism. The proportion of population that practised Islam fell to 64.19% by 1981 but recovered afterward. According to the 2011 census, the last to be conducted in the state, Islam was practised by about 68.3% of the state population, while 28.4% followed Hinduism and small minorities followed Sikhism (1.9%), Buddhism (0.9%) and Christianity (0.3%). Political subdivisions: 22 districts Economy- The economy of Jammu and Kashmir was predominantly dependent on agriculture and related activities.
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Shabri Prasad Singh
The Rajasthan Debacle is far from over; the game of chess is just beginning. Who will check mate whom? Who is trading whom? Remains to be known, however, there is more evidence that Sachin Pilot and his supporting MLAs are being labelled as traded as opposed to trading. The bizarre sequence of events is mercurial in nature. First, we have the rebels packing and leaving as a sign of revolt against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Their only crime a dissent of voice in terms of leadership in the congress ruled Rajasthan. Then there comes out an even more unverified bizarre tape recording of a man named Sanjay Jain in conversation with a Gajendar Singh Shekhawat, where once heard one can easily assume that this tape reeks of horse trading but by whom? Is it the BJP or the Congress or according to a Gehlot camp MLA it is Sachin Pilot himself who has called said MLA to his residence and offered a bribe of INR Thirty Five Crores to shift alliance to the BJP, this is completely rubbished by Pilot who has taken said MLA to court on grounds of defamation. In Rajasthan this khichdiis cooking away in Rajasthan. At one end we have a greedy old man trying to cling onto his chief ministerial seat as if it was his birthright, and on the other we have a hard working, talented, dynamic Sachin Pilot fed up from the undermining and constant humiliation from Gehlot that he had no choice but to revolt, not against Congress but against Gehlot. High courts, supreme courts all sorts of agencies involved yet the quintessential question is who is horse trading with whom? We all saw the infamous viral tapes of a conversation between speaker C.P. Joshi and son of chief minister of Rajadthan, Vaibhav Gehlot. When the Pilot camp has said they
have 19 MLAs including pilot where did this magic number of 30 come from? Either Mr. Joshi and Mr. Ahmed Patel knows something we don’t as in a tweet a couple of days ago Ahmed Patel mentioned that the rebels are 30 in number!! The truth is even worse that it is Gehlot who has sequestered the MLAs and is in no mood to let them free. He also horse traded the 6 BSP MLAs to his advantage and brought them over to the congresses side after the electoral win in 2018. Accusing Sachin Pilot of horse trading what does Gehlot want to prove but just make him vanish out of the picture by having him disqualified. If the Pilot camp has 30 MLAs then it is enough to topple the government. Suffice it to say a video released on Tuesday by a Pilot camp MLA clearly stated we have 19 with us and more want to come once they are released from the dubious hotel Fairmont and the fortress it has made. A paranoid Gehlot after his son’s video went viral yesterday is taking the MLAs to
Jaisalmer as we speak in chartered jets, as I write. He was the one hell-bent on calling an assembly session, he was the one who camped outside the governors house, he was the one who wrote three letters to the governor asking for an immediate session of the house, he was the one who wrote a letter to the Prime Minister stating BJP is trying to seduce his MLAs in an attempt to vanquish the current Congress government. A man so rattled and baffled has clearly something sinister to hide. As for Pilot Camp their war is with Gehlot and not with Congress. Sachin Pilot has clearly stated he is not joining the BJP. If there is a clear majority and 103 MLAs are loyal to the Gehlot government, why this sequestering? Why this paranoia? It is all indicative of an even murkier plot of Gehlot trying to topple Sachin Pilot not the other way round!!! As for BJP they are looped into everything that goes against Congress, while in this case they are mere spectators of the infighting between a congress oldie and its young dynamic leader PILOT.
From Corona lockdown to Economic breakdown
Lakshmi Prabha Swaminathan
Workers of young age who are being below the age of 30 years had been sustaining crucial losses of their job due to the lockdown epidemic situation, beginning from the month of April, their share in the country of the total assigned work is being slumped from 20.9% in between the year 2019 to 2020 to 18.8% in between the months of April to June in the year 2020, declared by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. Incase, employment for young women is being the most smash during this epidemic circumstance, also with the ratio of men to women had been worsening to 9.1 from 8.4 in between the year 2019 to 2020 in this lockdown period, an-
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nounced by the CMIE in its weekly data referring to the outcomes of the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey. In accordance with the CIME, this sort of ratio corroborates with the data of payroll from EPFO which has been indicated the registered people at the age of 21 years or less than drop dramatically to 22.2% in between the months of April to May, during the lockdown period has been correlated to the highest of 27.1%, ceased in the month of February 2020. The EPFO data referred that even share of the age group from 22 to 28 years trembled around 3839 per cent of enrollments in the pre- lockdown period is being dropped to 33.4 per cent in the months of April and May in this year 2020. The database measures of the entire stock of employment
which also has been comprising the sectors of an unorganised in the CPHS and the EPFO database measures which have been discussed above was completely about the fresh improvements to the workforce in the sectors of the organisation. CMIE announced that the EPFO's coverage was inflexi-
ble, although it is one of the officials and revealing the same story under the widespread pressure on the jobs front in the first month of the lockdown period, also added that the EPFO also have been exhibited almost the identical nature of the consequence of the lockdown period, particularly abundant against the young women. On the 29th of July, the unemployment rate of overall over a 30-day middle stood up at 7.57% which has been receding from a peak of 8.02% on the 25th of July in accordance with both rural and urban rate undergoing a frontier dip and the urban unemployment being stood at 9.79% and the rural unemployment being stood at 6.56% the 29th of July. Such a symbol of data is accessible to the interventions of the administration.
Rhythima Agrawal
In a series of recent developments, Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan has agreed to call the assembly session on August 14 as approved by Governor Kalraj Mishra, thus the last 7 days deadlock is over in Rajasthan. Out of a total number of 200 assembly seats, Congress has123 MLAs and BJP has 75 MLAs in total. A minimum of 50% of the total assembly strength is required to run a government. The crisis in Rajasthan started a week ago, when Sachin Pilot, then-deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan including 19 sitting MLAs were not satisfied with the implementation of policies of the Gehlot-led government alleging the policies were not in tune with the public interest. The Chief Minister was confident that even if the Deputy Chief Minister goes against his government; they would be able to manage the minimum required strength of 101 to run the government. Thus, Ashok Gehlot made a proposal to the governor to call the session on 24th July but the governor refused the proposal stating that the notice of 21days should be given mandatorily. Finally, the Chief Minister bent down and agreed upon the Governor’s recommendation for 21 days notice period starting from 23rd July with the assembly session due to being held on 14th August. The Chief Minister feared that the delayed assembly session would lead to various illegal practices like horse-trading of their MLAs and greedy ministerial posts as was seen in the case of Madhya Pradesh. In Madhya Pradesh, JyotiradityaScindia along with 22 MLAs resigned from Indian National Congress and joined BJP in exchange for top ministerial posts and to fulfill his political aspirations. Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting was held at Hotel Fairmount in Jaipur to protect the MLAs from the opposition party wherein the MLAs have decided to stay together till the Rajasthan assembly meets on 14th August. Mahesh Joshi, Congress Chief whip said, “All Legislators will remain united and stay together until August 14”.
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COVID 19 to cost India 130 million jobs 7
Haritha Senthilkumar
COVID-19 had made an immense impact on healthcare and economic recession. Economic Recession had built a huge crisis in India to the job seekers. The Global Consultants has submitted a report that India is set to lose around 130 million jobs due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Most of the Indian workers have been prohibited in other countries and they've been sent back to India and here the Indian government is on the process of providing jobs to these people. Employment is becoming a confusion and leads the job seekers to a question during this time of pandemic conditions. Most of them are youngsters seeking an opportunity and this issue had given them a great depression to seek an opportunity. “Once the lockdown restrictions were relaxed in May, several companies resumed operations, but with only skeletal strength. Now many
have been opting for layoffs. About 50 per cent of the workers have lost their jobs” said J Ruban, general secretary. But still, it's ruining in the opportunities for job seekers. The most suffering capital crisis is Aviation, Automobile, Travel and Tourism, Food, Entertainment,
Manufacturing. Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai announced that the Delhi government will soon launch the job portal to make job opportunities to the people who've lost jobs. He said that the portal will act as a common platform for companies looking to
The other side of pandemic
coming to these streets TAC Feature: Was this because there was a pandemic godsent? Or is But this pandemic threat to their life. this some kind of warnshowed us the different Leopards could be seen ing from nature to us? walking down the roads, Scenarios of wild aniside of life which we flamingoes flying all mals entering urban humans always left un- around, deer wandered landscapes and nature roads, elephants were healing on its own have explored and ignored it. on seen on fields destroying been reported from paddies of the poor farmaround the world. Yet was it all about hunky-dory lockdowns for ers. This lockdown seemed to be godsend gift for nature, as all wildlife took it as a them? Time to give it a thought! When we wake up to the chirping of summer vacation and ventured places. Nonetheless, we humans who are responbirds and fresh air, fewer people and cars on the streets leading to almost zero pollu- sible for destroying the nature did not give tion as compared to normal days during the up even during this pandemic. As poaching countrywide lockdown to curb the spread increased to a great extent in India, as these of corona virus, we were led to accept that poachers did not rest even during this lockall these conditions healed the environment down. It is difficult for us to determine how to an extent. It took us a long time to realize much danger wildlife confront ever day that we are used to hotchpotch mornings because of us. Conservation in the world which if we realize now are quite monoto- was facing a serious challenge when nous. Each day was same for most work- poachers and opportunistic delinquents exing-class people as we got up, went ploited the lockdown for their misdeeds. We should never forget they are also a through our daily rituals and hurried for work like there was nothing in life other part of this planet and we should be very conscious in saving their life too. The first than work. Clearly, we can compare life now with step towards a sustainable relationship bewhat it was then. Though losing our nor- tween humans and the world comes from mal lifestyle was difficult but the new nor- improving our network of conservation mal is quite easy to lead and has some pros areas so that wild animals can find a safe refuge after the lockdown. and cons in it. We may treat this pandemic as a warning But this pandemic showed us the different side of life which we humans always from mother earth for us to rethink the left unexplored and ignored it. The silence harms we have down to nature and how of this peaceful environment was broken can we treat nature further and do not damwhen people all over the country noticed age the natural beauty. We humans as a some unusual activities of nature and whole can rise and stand for our own therefore everyone was in awe of the nat- mother earth and help it groom more and ural beauty. The empty streets attracted un- more and become greener with the restoraexpected visitors who never thought to tion of all life forms.
hire and job seekers. “We have managed to arrest the spread of Covid-19 in Delhi. Now there is a need to bring the city’s economy back on the fast track,” said the minister. Before a week of this announcement,The Maharashtra government too have launched the same job portal. 75,000 workers lost jobs as Vellore's leather industry goes into layoff mode. “The impact of the pandemic on workers is very severe with the international supply chain getting affected. Most of them are from socially backward sections, and do not have alternative employment,” notes Pradeep Krishnan, project coordinator of CIVIDEP, an NGO working for the welfare of workers. “Many first generation workers had a lot of hope but the pandemic has dashed it,” he added. More than 3/4th of those were lost jobs and mainly they are wage labourers and small traders; Tamil Nadu is among the worst-hitstates, the report said. The average employment reduced
from an estimated 404 million during 2019-20 to 396 million in March 2020. In April it came down to 282 million (122 million estimated job losses). According to a report released by the management consulting firm Ernst & Young in December, a combination of globalisation, demographic changes and new-age technologies will change the face of Indian industries. Even existing jobs will evolve and 37% of the workforce will likely be deployed in roles that will require radically changed skill sets. The report is based on questionnaires shared by Ernest & Young, followed by interviews with 130 business leaders, academics and representatives of multiple industries. In consequence, the future vision for the job opportunities can be retrieved from the Multi-National Companies who are trying to invest in Indian Markets that in turn give opportunities for the job seekers. This is the way to solve the economic crisis in India.
Scheduled international flights suspended till August 31
TAC News: Government of India tended the ban on international commercial passenger flights till August 31. But these restrictions would not be applied to the international cargo operations and flights specifically approved by the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).As per the statement by DGCA, it says that the government has decided to "extend the suspension on the Scheduled International Commercial Passenger Services to/from India up to 2359 hours IST of 31st August". Since the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic the International flight services to and from India remain suspended since March 23.During the suspension of international flights due to corona virus pandemic in India and other countries, more than 2,500 repatriation flights by foreign carriers to evacuate stranded nationals to and from India were approved by the government. And under the Vande Bharat Mission, during May 6 to July 30 period, Air India and Air India Express have uplifted 2,67,436 stranded passengers, and other charters
have uplifted 4,86,811 stranded passengers. To evacuate stranded passengers both to and from India and to allow the gradual movement of passenger traffic during the Covid-19 situation, ‘transport bubble’ agreements have been signed with USA, France and Germany. A bilateral air bubble refers to a travel corridor between two countries that wish to reopen their borders and re-establish connections with each other. Such bilateral agreements allow operation of flights between the two countries subject to a set of regulations. Recently, ‘transport bubble’ agreement has also been signed with Kuwait and in the coming days more countries like UK, Canada could also have these could also have these bubbles with India allowing people to move to and fro across these countries. As stated by the Aviation minister H S Puri on July 17: “Many international travelers from metros like Delhi and Mumbai need connecting domestic flights to and from these hubs. Domestic travel is steadily rising but we are still at 30% mark. There are restrictions in many places
like Mumbai that have capped number of daily domestic flights. Once we reach the 50% domestic capacity mark, then resumption of schedule international flights will be considered.” After two-month halt due to the lockdown imposed all over the country the government resumed the domestic flight operations on May 25. While the Centre's guidelines require arriving passengers to self-monitor their health for 14 days, different states are free to develop their own SOPs for isolation and quarantine. The no. of days of quarantine may differ from state to state. Even though the capacity on domestic routes has been hiked to 45% from the earlier 33% the ban on international flights was extended as the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the world to nearly 185 countries. But as per the sources it’s known that 21 flights from July 22-31 under the bilateral “air bubbles” with the US, Germany and France. “CSMIA catered to a total of 3,059 passengers”. As the country is under unlock procedure, soon we can hope for complete unseal of the nation.
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Mrs. Basu’s Uncensored Familism – A Humorous Drama
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Someone rightly said: ‘Humour is mankind’s greatest blessing’. After reading this book I could pretty much agree to this quote. Today I am presenting my review on this humorous, witty book “Mrs. Basu’s uncensored feminism” by @chirasreebose_author . Luckily, I could read both her books and I must accept the fact that Chirasree is an amazing storyteller. She never misses to excel in her writing skills. Talking about the plot of this book, after a very long time I got to read such a humorous, witty and sarcastic story which made me giggle throughout the book. It basically pens down the story of Mrs. Arpita Basu, the newly wedded only daughter-in-law of Basu family who resides in her inlaw’s house for nearly six months now but still confused with her new life and family. Now I won't give any spoiler as I want the readers to read this amazing plot by themselves. Furthermore, the storyline portrays a typical Indian family with lots and lots of drama where familism stands at higher esteem than the values of the individual family member. Through her book, the author has subtly displayed various sensitive issues of our society namely patriarchy, superstitions, sexuality and PHA-MI-NI-
JAM( Feminism). The cover and the title of the book are definitely alluring. The characters were hilarious. It is worth mentioning that all the characters were well developed throughout the plot, especially Malti, who always stood for her rights. I also loved the way the family members were introduced to the readers. The language was lucid and the narration was enthralling that can keep the readers glued to the book till end. I could actually feel the plot playing in front of me. If you are looking for some sensitive yet humorous read, then i would recommend this book. My rating: 4.5/5
Chirasree Bose Author
Chirasree Bose Publication
Write India Publishers Publishing Date
29th January 2020 Book Price
Reviewer Barnali Chakraborty
Kindle – 49INR Paperback: 195 INR Google Books Edition
Lost Six by David Adjmi
A breathless page-turner ‘Lost Six’ transports one to very specific places in time and location. Born to a family whose fortune had long been lost, Adjmi on his journey of self-revelation holds one in and pierces through the familiar pains of living which grab readers by an unfamiliar emotion. On the margins of a provincialized universe, Adjmi shatters the aesthetics of his theatrical work to expose a dense, unique and not at all average memoir. It is a fascinating story of a sensitive and imaginative boy who grows up in a chaotic and distracted household in Brooklyn. David being the youngest child in the family spends almost all his childhood in the Yesheva. It is only when he is a teenager that he is transferred to a secular school. His dysfunctional family propels him to remold himself several times to find his real self. He navigates queerness, mental illness and self doubt. The book also mentions David’s father who always seem to lack clarity. He is manipulative and is never fully aware of what he is doing. He is a man of toxic masculinity. The way this book takes smooth turns from talking about families to communities and communities to religion, shows how important one’s surroundings are and how they contribute in shaping one’s
personality. The author gives vivid descriptions of the colorful characters from different worlds. He beautifully describes growing up in New York City and smoothly weaves the plot of musicals and theatres into his own personal narrative. He talks us through his struggles to make his place as a gay man in his homophobic Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn. The book not only charts the oppressive years of his life but also relates to readers by giving an insight into Adjmi’s friendships that saved his life. From time to time, the readers can also expect to have a hilarious encounter with the book. The author also recalls misadventures and revelations in high school and beyond, which help engross readers. The integrity and details in David Adjmi's writing hit one’s conscience silently, especially of those who have grown up feeling unwanted and hating on themselves. He not only looks at his sexual orientation differently, but also to the world around him. He’s an exile in his community. This is very much a book about artists as perennial outsiders. Adjmi's delivery in Lot Six reflects upon the fact that the whole journey of finding oneself in a world that seems to shun
one away always bring out the true beauty that stays hidden in everyone. Part of the joy of this book is in its ambiguity. Adjmi’s constant struggle to look at the relation between artifice and reality is sometimes heartbreaking. The author makes repeated attempts to prop up a fake self and make it real, but he fails to achieve the balance. He uses art and pop culture as his tools for gauging reality. The beauty and the truth of this extraordinary memoir are a testament to David's empathy and imagination. It is truly a stunning memoir full of vivid characters, larger-than-life scenarios and is told in a raw, honest and insightful manner.
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ÁéÕæ¡ °ð ·¤Ü× The power of the pen has been accepted every time it has been used. The poet Neha Singhal makes the readers realize the power of the pen once again in her poetry collection, “जुबाँ ऐ कलम”. The poet through her musings writes about her viewpoints and observations and at the same time, addresses a variety of themes and subjects in her collection of 40 poems. The cover of the book may be a little abstract for the readers to understand. But the lovers of art will for once agree that the cover is more like an invitation from the poet to look at life through her eyes and try to understand her perspective of looking at things. Before beginning the poems, the author addresses the reader in the preface and talks about what was the reason that led her to take the pen. She clearly states that some thoughts are better expressed through the pen and her purpose of writing was to bring together the good and bad experiences that a person has in their life to give an enriched and first hand experience to the reader. The poet writes on a wide range of subjects in her 40 poems. Even though the poems are 40, the readers can just sit and go through them in one flow and by the time they reach the last poem, they are in tune with the author’s style, the way her mind works and also the manner in which she writes and expresses. The author shows the combined traits and potential of writing on different themes which include love, nature, humanity, women and the different roles they play, the importance of time with self, life, and many others. This
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makes it difficult to categorize Singhal in any one category of poets. Time and again, she also writes lines that readers would want to mark and keep with them so that they could refer to them time and again to not just appreciate the beauty of words but also to understand the depth of thought of the poet. Some of these lines are:
ÌðÚUè ÛæèÜ ×ð´ ¿ÜÌð çàæ·¤æÚUð ×ð´ ÕñÆU ×ñ´ ÙÊæ÷× »éÙ»éÙæÌè ãU¡ê ÂæÙè ×ð´ ¿ÜÌð ¿ŒÂê ·ð¤ âæÍ ÌæÜ ç×ÜæÌè ãU¡ê (Á‹ÙÌ)
Author: Neha Singhal
Õ´Î ÎÚUßæÊæô´ ×ð´ ÕñÆUæ ÕèÌð ß$·Ì÷ ·ð¤ ×ôÌè ¿éÙÌæ ãUñ ÇUÚUæâãU×æ âæ ãUÚU çÎÙ Ù§ü ©U ×èÎ ÕéÙÌæ ãUñ (·é¤ÎÚUÌ) ÁãUæ¡ ØãU àæãUÚU ¥´ÁæÙæ Ùæ Ü»ð çȤÚU ç×Üð´ ·é¤ÀU ÎôSÌ °ðâð çÁÙâð ç×Ü Õð»æÙæ Ùæ Ü»ð (ØãU àæãUÚU)
and many others. There are different poems that address different issues and subjects but the poet does not wander off in abstract subjects and prefers to keep her themes limited to the ones that any person can easily relate to and can also identify themselves at one level or the other. In poems like “बेिटयाँ“, “नारी“, “गृहणी“, she talks of the different roles women play in different phases of their life. In “सरपत दौड़ते कदम“, Singhal writes about the transformation of the life of a woman after getting married and at a certain level there is a comparison of life before and after marriage. The interesting thing to notice is the fact that the poet does not restrict herself to womenfolk but also writes from the viewpoint of men in poems like “फौजी” and “िपता”. Perhaps, the most interesting poems for any reader would be “यह शहर“, “¥æç¹ÚU €Øô´”, “°·¤ âˆØ”, “मुलाकात” and “आईना”. All these poems are concerned with subjects concerning people in one way or the other. They touch unique themes like city life, degrading humanity and people becoming more and more
Akhila Saroha insensitive, the truth of life and a conversation with the mirror (more like a conversation with self) which would for once remind the reader of Sylvia Plath’s “Mirror”. Other than all these, “ ßæÕô´ ·¤æ »æ´ß” seems to be like the poet’s definition of Utopia or how she dreams of the world to be. The length of the poems vary but none of them seem to let the reader go away from the book even for once. They hold the reader throughout. All readers should read this collection of poetry to not just understand the views of the poet but also to begin seeing life in a different manner with an entirely different perspective.
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Zubaan-E-Kalam Author
Neha Singhal Published By
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Psychological effects of lockdown and its impact on mental health
Evlyn Ann Across the world, 48 countries have implemented stringent lockdown measures to keep the spread of coronavirus under control. As of today, around 1.64 million people tested positive of the virus and 35,000 people succumbed to death across the globe. Even though many countries have eased their measures, it urges people to follow the prescribed safety mandates and social distancing. There is no doubt that the pandemic has affected us economically, socially, environmentally, and psychologically. ➔ According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), 33 million people in their 30s lost jobs in April, out of which 86% were men. 27 million in the age group of 20-30 were also unemployed because of this lockdown. ➔ Reports show that the country’s per capita income may drop by 5.4% due to this lockdown. ➔ Employees are burdened by extra work and salary cuts.
➔ All schools and colleges across the country are closed, exams are postponed or canceled, and evaluations are suspended. Here’s where virtual technology comes to the rescue. People have started working from home, students are given lectures through different online platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, WebEx, etc. and even television channels were introduced to engage them with their lessons. They are also encouraged to take short term online courses to enhance their skills. The entertainment industry has also grabbed this opportunity to widen its wings. Since we are well acquainted with online banking and shopping, this lockdown might not be a hindrance to meet our financial and personal needs. But what it cannot address is the mental trauma and misery this lockdown afflicts on us. The uncertainty and pressure are causing anxiety, stress, and depression. m According to studies conducted, over 300 deaths during this lockdown are suicides, and out of them,
more than 80 people killed themselves because of loneliness, anxiety, fear of isolation, financial struggles, and starvation. mStudents are forced to spend hours in front of digital devices and they have to attend examinations online, which is entirely new to most of them. The final year students who have completed their courses are even more affected as the shadow of uncertainty caused by this pandemic hovers over their future. According to research conducted by the University of Sheffield and Ulster University, up to half of the young people (out of a representative group of 2000) feel significantly more anxious than before the lockdown. Many are frustrated and piqued and this has led to the deliberate breaking of rules. mIt is no less for the working class. Hours of relentless working has reduced their physical strength and increased stress, especially with health workers. The decrease in income paired with fixed or increasing expenses makes them even more miserable.
Above all this, the fear of losing a loved one, being deprived of them, the inability to control things, and the lack of social and physical contact are making us mentally unbalanced. According to Aristotle, human beings are gregarious animals and therefore naturally seek a rapport with others for wellbeing. Even though technological advancements make us connected, it does not compensate our need for physical contact. Being cooped up in houses with our families is also not as easy as we think. People are at the end of their tether adjusting to the tantrums of themselves and others. Keeping ourselves calm and composed by doing yoga or meditation, indulging in one’s cre-
ative self, distracting ourselves from negativities, and effective communication with fellow beings might help us subjugate our fears and concerns.
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Complete Breakdown of Apple Inc’s Marketing Strategies There’s no better example to learn from, than California Based “Apple”, a $1.3 trillion company ranked as ‘The Largest Technology Company’ by Forbes Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. Apple has a number of ground breaking strategies and I spent last couple of months researching about Apple’s functioning and breaking down the trillion dollars’ Marketing and Sales strategies.
Research Abstracts by
Utkarsh Raj
I began my research with finding out,
How Apple made the most productive fan base on earth?
According to my abstracts, It is the rule of straightforwardness. Apple establishes effortless relationships with the client which implies a great deal of work, off camera.
For instance , The “Apple Pencil”.
vWhen put down the Apple Pencil rolls up until the word ‘Pencil’ is facing up and then it'll stop right there. This means, if we keep that down on a table, it'll just sit there with logo upward. One never realise but Apple spent months on the weight distribution of the pencil. Product packaging for the Apple ‘iPhone’ tested hundreds of different prototypes just to get a box that opens at a constant velocity when we lift the lid, not so slow that it's annoying but slow enough that it builds anticipation for when the user opens their new iPhone. As far as the video users are concerned, the iPhone 11 can take 4k video at 60fps but when one does that, what our iPhone is doing, is shooting 4k at 120fps. With every alternating frame being a low exposure frame which is fused with a normal exposure frame to keep the brightest areas from
over exposing. And I feel like a lot of companies would make a huge racket about being able to do this, but Apple just decided that its going to make their product less simple so they chose not to talk about it. This entire idea of keeping straightforward relations, Apple utilizes it for everything, for instance- item declarations. Tech companies just keep talking and their Twitter page for example, makes five announcements a day, there's a promotional offer or they're sharing a review. Huawei has 15 different accounts for doing this at the same time, they've got billboard ads, YouTube ads and Facebook ads all year around and we kind of care, but because we see so much of this messaging from all of these companies while Huawei messaging blends into Samsung's messaging which blends into LG's messaging and it all end up becoming noise.
Why is Apple silent all year round?
vApple is silent for 95% of the year, they have 4.5 million followers on Twitter, but they've never made a proper tweet. When Apple does makes an announcement, it's like the whole tech world awaits to listen what they have to say. They just talk when they have something big to say and in that sense they do it right. Simple is even how Apple addresses its prod-
ucts and, this can be annoying for tech savvy people who like numbers and specs.
vApple doesn't communicate features; they mention benefits for the straightforward reason that it makes people feel something. vWhen they launched the first iPod, it wasn’t anything Ground breaking. But the angle Apple took was, promoting it by saying that “this product will offer you thousand songs in your pocket”. Think about that line. When we do, we're probably not thinking anymore about a dull box and storage capacities. We’re thinking about our own playlists and flicking through it on our iPod with our favourite song being blasted through our ears, We Feel.
Why Apple pretends like other brands don't exist?
Apple does not mention other companies. It does not compare benchmark scores to Samsung. All they assert is that ‘this model is certain percentage faster than the last model’. This subconsciously effects every single who drops what they're doing to concentrate to our poll. It changed the question in their head of which phone can we buy to which iPhone can we buy.
The iOS Ecosystem Strategy :
11 And for people that are already iphone users, the ecosystem Apple creates lock-in. Once we buy our first iPhone, the sole decision we've to take from that time onwards is, ‘can we buy this iPhone or can we wait until subsequent year’ and Apple does the same thing with its ecosystem products. They act like ‘air pods’ are the sole ear phones in the market. That the Apple watch is the only watch one will possibly consider buying. Here's the thing- the way they've managed to attach with people is through simplicity.
Apple’s Innovative Commerce :
Apple is crashing it currently and no statistics better represent this that, They need around 20% of the tiny market but how with only this, they need 66% of all profits because Apple makes their own chipsets. For each phone they sell they save a $30 cut that each android maker has to give straight to Qualcomm.
Why has Apple been acting weird?
Apple's been taking tons of actions recently which seems very unApple. Apple’s smartphone sales are falling and this itself isn't surprising. What’s interesting here is, how Apple over the last three years has slowly but surely changed tact? Well, historically, Apple has been perfectly proud of its 20% market share. They create profit per model. If this 20%, starts to Shrink, then tech companies will have to start trying to find profit in other places.
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Apple could have made 50 different phones for every single possible price point but they didn't, because they wanted to focus on a few models and really control the end user experience. One can not do that practically with 50 different phones. As a result, android immediately has almost 80% of the smartphone users worldwide. So, to counter this Apple has to necessarily become more like an Android, now that's the reason we have iPhone SE in the market.
a) To give long time iPhone 6 or iPhone 7 users an affordable upgrade option, so they don't go over to Android. b) To overtake android users.
iOS 14?
For the longest time android has had a few killer advantages of iOS customisation choice and granular control and there's such simple features Apple could have added them anytime but they didn't. Historically, Apple has benefited from having
tech The New Custom Chip Declaration
If some’ve ever tries to buy a MacBook, he would notice he has absolutely no idea when the subsequent one is launching. It might be January or June or not in the least this year.
m Now isn't that sort of weird from a corporation that releases their iPhones so on the dot predictably? Well, for quite few years now, Apple has been counting on Intel to supply its processer and AMD to supply their graphics. And it isn't paying off, Apple has no control over what proportion performance improves whenever sometimes intel delivers the chip and it's sort of a
Why is Apple entering Subscription based services?
vConsider Apple music, With a subscription they only need to convince you to shop for once. With this steady predictable income, Apple currently has six main subscriptions on offer including Apple arcade, Apple TV, ($5 dollars a month each), Apple Music, Apple News Plus and iCloud (which are $10 dollars a month each) Then there is the iPhone upgrade program, where we usually get the new iPhone.
vSo, one can understand this as far as tech companies are concerned subscriptions are the longer term and Apple isn't the sole one. It's slowly but surely, pretty much every internet company that is slowly creeping towards some sort of monthly payment. vAmazon prime, YouTube with YouTube premium and it is only a matter of time, before we get apple plus or some sort of equivalent where Apple throws all of these things together into some sort of bundle subscription service. But this is Apple's big dilemma their past strategy doesn't fit perfectly into this new future, if one want to sell a subscription to people one has to get your device into as many people's hand as possible. But Apple hasn't really done this. Apple has purposefully sold their phones to a fewer people to keep things simple.
What is the Market Acquiring Plan:
tight cont r o l over the end user experience but iOS 14 changes that. It introduced a
range able, resizable widget for the first
time. One now gets an app drawer, so he doesn’t need to have all his app on his home screens. He can change his default browser and picture in picture mode so that Apple's multitasking no longer suck.
Why did Apple wait 10 years to make such simple changes to their mobile phones?
I would say, it's because now more than ever Apple needs android users to switch. iOS 14 is a direct attack on Android.
five percent improvement and also, they're often delayed which suggests Apple finishes up delivering a late product to consumers and one that they're not particularly pleased with. So, a couple of weeks ago Apple basically said that they are going to use their own chips for the MacBook’s and on the face of it, this looks like a knee-jerk reflex reactions to Intel's inconsistency.
Why?
m To funnel more users into Apple services. As of now, Apple only controls 10% of the PC market, so there's the potential to succeed in a huge amount of latest people that don't use any apple products. So, using their own chips might be a key thereto. m By employing a similar mobile chip within the iPhone, and the iPod pro, Apple could make a hyper efficient laptop; during a
super slim body with a full two-day battery life. m After all they might manufacturer a strong phone chipset for $30 in order to create a laptop like that for $50. m And once we put that up against other companies like Dell and Acer; who are paying $300 to intel and AMD, for the equivalent Apple features. There we notice-a serious strategic leg-up. m The other implementation of using the Apple mobile chips is that it doesn't just makes Mac's more appealing it makes all Apple products more appealing.Because with this, Mac's can now use iOS applications. And with a touch tweaking iOS can run Mac applications. Apple is bringing together two different user bases and everybody wins.
What is the 10,000-foot view. How does this tie together?
Now if you think, Apple is close to tell you that the Mac is close to merge with the iPad and therefore, the iPhone is to become a kind of hybrid super machine. No, for the straightforward reason that Apple wants us to shop not one, but all of their products. Apple doesn't need a trial with a replacement product category, it only wants to possess the simplest products within each existing category. Think about it, at the very centre of everything is Apple services, to urge sustained profit over time. This is often where Apple wants to urge people and for a short time now. The most funnel entry point into these services has been the iPhone. The iPhone leads people into Apple music, news and also other apple productsThe watch, Air Pods or the iPad. But since the iPhone is expensive, Apple needed more of a flow into their services in order to introduce iOS 14 and therefore-the new iPhone SE. Rather than just counting on the iPhone Apple so now has made its other products more distinct and more ready to stand on their own two feet: vThey turned the iPad from just an enormous iPhone into a convertible computer with its own iPad OS. vThey turned the watch from an iPhone accessory to an independent smart watch with its own app store.
We get the thought and before we all know it, Apple has got multiple products dominating their own respective product categories. All feeding a way wider user base, right into the core of Apple services. See it Right, the iPhone is not any longer a bottleneck, and one would go far on saying, how each of their products is nearly purposebuilt to run Apple services. Once the person has reached the centre and is paying monthly subscriptions, they could also buy more apple devices to consume the subscriptions. And hence, the sale of 1 piece of hardware indirectly results in the sale of more hardware.
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Pandemic draws curtains on public events worldwide
Ria Syal The pandemic has been a curse for the whole world. Meanwhile, the public events keeping in mind the COVID safety parameters, are not able to work at the same pace as they used to 'Before Corona'(BC). The public is not able to organize any sort of events that require the gathering of people in a huge
amount. Due to the pandemic, many of the events had to be either dropped, rescheduled or they are conducted via videotelephony.
International Events
Ashleigh Barty, French Open champion and current top-ranked singles player, to drop U.S. Opens due to COVID concerns. CES, the largest global tech and gadget show
used to commence every year in the month of January. The association has decided to organize the event via video conferencing in Vegas in 2021. The Summer Olympics was cancelled for the first time since World War-II. Many of the popstars, singers, influencers had to either cancel or have put their events and tours on hold including Taylor Swift’s Lover Fest, Harry Styles’s Love on Tour, all of Billie Eilish’s 2020 dates, Guns N’ Roses-U.K. and European Tours,Justin Bieber rescheduled his world tour and many more. The National Sports Day: History, Postponing of the award ceremony and much more… The National Sports Day was to be conducted on the 29th of August, likely how it is conducted and celebrated with great joy, enthusiasm every year. But, how could this event be left from the threat of corona? There are some events that cannot be conducted virtually. In this list, the first and the most awaited category is 'Sports Events'. Indians are the most excited and enthusiastic people in the department of sports. Be it e-sports or live
sports. India conducts its National Sports Day on the 29th of August. Each and every country has their own historical moments, India's National Sports Day is celebrated, as per its own history it is known as 'Rashtriya Khel Diwas'. The day is celebrated in the name of the birth of MajorDhyan Chand. He was born on the 29th of August,1905, in the Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh. His name is finely jotted down in the history of sports. He was considered as the 'Master of Hockey'! Major Dhyan Chand was very inspirational and goal-oriented. I would like to quote one of his sayings "Apnimanjil par kadam-darkadam. Jeet ka jaamhothon parteresajega. Kabhi itihaasnahibanate". This day is celebrated all over India with great joy and pompousness. Each and every educational institute and sports academy wait for this day to be celebrated. It is marked by ceremonies by organizing a variety of sport- events and a lot more activities keep the audience and the enthusiasts engaged. The youth enjoys the festivities and participates willingly. This day re-
marks as an entertainment and awareness on the necessity of sports. But, the need of the hour does not allow us to celebrate the day in the usual manner. It may be declined or rescheduled as per the need of the hour strictly prohibits any type of social gatherings. Moreover, the government cannot risk the life of welcomed athletes, officials, and coaches. There may be a chance, National Sports Day could be conducted a little later in Delhi with a handfulof people, then it would be felicitated by the sports minister, Kiren Rijiju keeping in mind the norms of social distancing and proper sanitization. In normal circumstances, the committees, by now have already segregated the honour winners. The committee officials generally invite the nominations in the month of April but due to the pandemic, there has been a little delay this time. The applications were invited in June and had extended till the 22nd of July. Therefore, one cannot confirm the date of the National Sports Day yet. Hence, sport frenzies need to be laid back for a little more.
The outbreak which broke the backbone of Indian financial system
Pratyasha Mohanty
The Prime Minister met the CEO’s and the executives of India’s Banking Sector on 29th July 2020. There were some important events, just in the last one week, that reflect the miserable state of India’s financial system and the banking sector- FirstThe RBI released the Financial Stability Report for July 2020. It warned that bad loans of the Banking Sector can reach a “20 year high”. Second- Former RBI Governor, Dr.Urjit Patel revealed that as the RBI wanted to be tough against loan defaulters, the Govt. wanted to “go soft”, which eventually caused a huge economic loss. Third- Former Deputy Governor of the RBI, Dr. Viral Acharya, disclosed the government’s mismanagement in making the entire financial sector ‘unstable’, ‘risky’ and on the ‘verge of collapse’. Meanwhile to cover up for non-recovery of loans, Government came up with a proposal of “mega merger of banks”. 10 PSU Banks were merged together in the hope of covering up the “bad loans”. And in one of the biggest rescue operations of a private sector commercial bank in the country, the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have acted promptly to bring in SBI as an 'investor' for the troubled YES Bank. The swift bail out of the
mid-sized YES Bank with over Rs 3-lakh crore assets. SBI came to its rescue because they believe that collapsing of bank means losing peoples trust upon our financial system but this rescue mission is going to be burdensome for sbi bank because the bank made a loss of Rs 6,547 crore in 2017-18. Its net profit was Rs 862.23 crores in 201819 and still facing losses in 2020. At the same time the Sovereign wealth funds and the global pension funds, which were once piling into India, buying stakes in everything from airports to renewable energy and the foreign institutional investor flows into Indian equities were $11 billion/ year because of the rapid rise of an educated middle class that offers enormous opportunities for the deployment of long-term capital is now somehow being affected because of the abrupt economic fall due to the outbreak of corona virus pandemic. Because all their commitments to investments in illiquid assets, direct or through a fund have been put on hold and these fund providers are now focusing on their domestic investments and relief work, as stated by one of the Private Equity fund manager.
The All Indian Bank Employees Association (“AIBEA”) has listed 2,496 “Willful Defaulters” with default amounts totaling up to a whopping Rs. 1,47,000 crores but
rater the govt. went easy on them. And since the outbreak of corona virus ,it’s the lower economic class such as daily wage workers, farmers, local craftsmen are the one who are suffering the most but the government’s response to it remained unfulfilled even though a 20 lakh crore package was sanctioned but it ended up as an empty formality. Non-food credit growth is almost zero and Bank credit Growth is reducing from 4% to the baseline ‘0’. Banks are just re-depositing the money back with the RBI. The only way to restore
the autonomy of RBI is allowing them to make their decisions without governments much interference and by allowing them to take the necessary steps to recollect the loan amount. A lot of financial reforms are being made on a daily basis since the upsurge of the pandemic, because it has really affected our economy, so let’s see when and how soon our nation will fight back this economic downfall. And let’s hope for a speedy recovery of our nation’s financial system.
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India crafting new foreign policy to take on chinese hegemony in India?
TAC News: As the world is trying to endure COVID-19 pandemic, in the mean time Chinese President Xi Jinping is pursuing his quest for regional dominance more aggressively than ever. Xi seems to be picking up where Mao Zedong left off. Mao’s 1962 war against India helped China gain more territory in Ladakh. Since past April and May, Xi had the People’s Liberation Army carry out a series of well-coordinated incursions into Ladakh. He then deployed large troops along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) with Ladakh, Sikkim,
and Arunachal Pradesh, which led to bloody clashes in Ladakh on June 15, leaving 20 Indian soldiers, and an unknown number of Chinese troops, dead. China due to its powerful nationalism and strong economy is seeking more territory from its neighbors and trying to dominate their region.They somehow forgot the theory of co-existence and harmony, and this increased Chinese influence and interference generated a surge of worry among all the countries in Asia , but it’s India who took the first step against them. Our foreign minister S Jais-
hankar has remarked that India must “exploit” the altered international situation, “step out more”, “take risks” and make critical “choices”. On wake of that , India’s digital strike at China’s 59 app and it’s first global social media sensation, TikTok, abated it of loss of around 300 million users and inflicted $6 billion worth of losses on it. According to some sources , the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned more 47 apps which were variants and cloned copies of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned in June. These 47 banned app clones include Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite, and VFY Lite. Even a list of 250 more chinese apps are being made which includes apps like Alibaba and Tencent-backed gaming app PUBG. Sources said that the Chinese applications, that are being reviewed, have allegedly been sharing data with the Chinese agencies and all the apps those were banned were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to the privacy of the users and defense of India. Thus a govern-
ment press release is made, announcing the ban stated: "The Ministry of Information Technology, invoking it's power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Rules 2009 and in view of the emergent nature of threats has decided to block 59 apps since in view of information available they are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India, security of state and public order". Likewise more and more reformed policies and trade barriers should be brought in action if China doesn’t mend its ways. Because, China has an export driven economy, which has already suffered due to outbreak of coronavirus-which caused collapsing of demand for its manufactured items globally. By clouting its market size and a loss in their no of consumers, India can impel China to moderate its behavior. India made it’s first step against them, so now let’s wait and hope for more radical steps to be made by our government in the days ahead.
NEW TAX REGIME OFFERS RELIEF FOR TAXPAYERS TAC News: The union finance minister Nirmala Sitraman, on Saturday at parliament presented the annual budget of 2020,which brings out a new tax regime with more tax slabs and lower tax rates. This was most awaited demand by most taxpayers, but it came with the motion of removal of all the deductions and exemptions available. Adding to the lines on new regime, the finance minister gave taxpayers a choice between the new regime and existing one, leaving it to them to decide which they would be comfortable with. All these factors acting together, instead of tax laws getting simpler, they are now more complex to comprehend. While the tax rates are high, there are a lot of ways to reduce your tax liability. Over the years the government, through addition of clauses to the Income Tax Act, has given Indian taxpayers over 70 exemptions and deduction options through which they can bring down their taxable income and hence pay less. While exemptions are part of your salary, like the House Rent Allowance (HRA) and Leave Travel Allowance (LTA), deductions allow you to lower your tax amount by investing, saving or spending on specific items. The biggest section for deduction is Section 80c through which the payable can bring down the taxable income by Rs.1.5 lakh. Moreover, there are several other sections that brings tax deductions on things ranging from interest on
Life Insurance Premium Principal and Interest component of Home Loan Children Tuition Fees Health Insurance Premiums Investment in NPS Tuition fee for Children Saving Account Interest
loans (home and education) to premiums pay for health insurance. Most common exemptions and deductions availed by Indian taxpayers.
Exemptions
House Rent Allowance Leave Travel Allowance Mobile and Internet Reimbursement Food Coupons or Vouchers Company Leased Car Standard Deduction Uniform Allowance Leave Encashment
Deductions
Public Provident Fund ELSS (Equity Linked Saving Scheme) Employee Provident Fund
Over the globe, Countries making tax income generally use one of two systems:1- Territorial based 2- Residence-based
The territorial system brings out , only local income – income from a source inside the country – is taxed. In the residence-based system, residents of the country are taxed on their worldwide (local and foreign) income, while nonresidents are taxed only on their local income. In addition, a small number of countries also tax the worldwide income of their nonresident citizens in some cases. Countries with a residence-based system of taxation ( such as India) usually allow deductions or credits for the tax that residents already pay to other countries on their foreign income. Many countries also sign tax treaties with each other to eliminate or reduce double taxation. In the case of corporate income tax, some countries allow an exclusion or deferment of specific items of foreign income from the base of taxation.
news Decline in International students enrolling to US Universities
The enrollment in US universities of international students is being about to fall to the level of the lower which has been an influencing economic growth in accordance with the new study from the National Foundation for American Policy(NFAP), a research organisation on the USA based. "Due to Trump administration policies, legal immigration is prevailing about to fall by 49%(or 581,845) in between FY2016 and FY2021", ventures NFAP. Rather, the average annual labour force growth in the US and also a component of the key to economic growth has been to 59% lower due to the cause of the inferior legal immigration. New International student enrollment in US universities in the tumble 20202021 academic year is being propelled to the decline of 63% to 98% from the level of the in-between the academic years 2018-2019. This sort of conflict decline in students would have been especially in the COVID-19 shutdowns and the online courses are being heeded by the other barring foreign students who have been straying to the country. NFAP executive director Stuart Anderson, also an executive associate commissioner of the INS in the administration of W.Bush enlarged that history and economics concert America better and also the societal healing will be more powerful, in case if the country grasps frankness and also added that an incredible number of immigrant entrepreneurs, physicians, researchers and workers has been instrumental in a species of industries during the epidemic. During this disaster, the study of "Immigrants and America's Comeback from the COVID-19 crisis" is being found one impact from the Coronavirus epidemic was that Americans has been notified with people and also the companies which have been substantiated essential to Americans which comprises the companies striving or else contributing on the medical response, entrepreneurs and also the immigrant workers in the food sector and the health care. It has been declared that giving rise to legal immigration in order to the priority of levels while Trump administration policies are being diminished, in case if it transpires it will be helpful to the comeback of Americans from the pandemic as well as the economic growth of US enhances. Moreover, about 56% of the researchers in the US in life sciences and medicine with a PhD are being born in foreign. Anderson also implied that the country was in need of development policies in order to help international students which will be able to conserve their work and the status in the country after graduation, rather the rescinded policies could be able to curb or hinder International students who have been chosen or to stayed at the US Universities.
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'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme to revolutionizeration distribution system
TAC GURUGRAM: Deputy CM, Dushyant Chautala said that Haryana will not lag behind in starting a movable ration-depot if the need arises in the future. The 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme is a historic step towards bringing about a big change in the public distribution system. In a programme organized to bring awareness to the people about the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme, the Deputy Chief Minister also
Health minister urges those recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma
Health Minister,Anil Vij has urged the people who have recovered from the COVID-19 infection to come forward to donate their plasma so that those who are undergoing treatment for this infection can also recover from it quickly. Vij said that only those individuals who continue to remain healthy for atleast 14 days after recovering from the infection can donate their plasma and it is necessary to further ensure that at the time of donation they should be healthy. He said that the plasma which is being collected in plasma banks will be made available in government hospitals only as of now. But in future, if the collection increases, the plasma would be provided in other hospitals too. The Health Minister said that orders have been given to inspect all COVID hospitals in the State. In these hospitals, the availability of medicines, food and other facilities being given to the patients will be inspected. He said that till now no case has been reported in the State where a patient after testing negative for COVID-19 infection has again became positive. So far, more than 26,000 people have recovered from the infection. He said that atleast two COVID-19 positive patients can be treated with the plasma donated by a person who has recovered from the infection.
distributed ration to some migrants in Gurugram. He said that this scheme will have three significant benefits for the poor people who get ration from the depot through ration card. One, the ration cardholder will be able to take his or her share of ration from the ration depot wherever the ration is available. Secondly, the ration cardholder of any state can now get his share of the ration prescribed for him in any other state as well. Third; the ration cardholder can get the ra-
tion of his share from the depot of his choice by assessing the quality and measurement. Dushyant Chautala said that the problems faced while providing ration to migrant workers during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to the idea of planning 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme. He said that the Central Government has prepared this scheme very effectively in a very short time and it is a matter of joy that Haryana was one of the leading states in the country expressing its desire to implement this scheme. He said that with the implementation of this scheme, people coming from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and other states for work in Haryana will be able to get ration in Haryana through the ration cards issued in their respective home states. Under this scheme, a provision has also been made that if two members of a family of five members reside in their native state and three members have come to Haryana, then they can get the share ration of three members in Haryana and the rest two members of the family can get their ration in their native state. Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department,Chander Shekhar Khare said that this scheme will curb fake ration cards and ration depot holders will give good quality ration in full quantity. On this occasion, Minister of State for Labour & Employment,Anoop Dhanak, Commissioner, Gurugram Division,Ashok Sangwan including other senior officers were also present.
Physical and mental development of women and children gains impetus Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Mrs. Kamlesh Dhanda, directed the officers of the department to work seriously on future strategies for the physical and mental development of women and children. She was presiding over a meeting with the officers of Women & Child Development Department in Chandigarh. She discussed various upcoming schemes of the department during the meeting and reviewed the work done by the department during the lockdown. Keeping in mind COVID-19, the Women & Child Development Department had conducted regular counseling, meditation, yoga workshops for the migrant workers living in shelter homes established in the state by its Anganwadi workers, block-level and district-level officers and employees. Activities were organized to entertain the children. Meals including, ‘panjiri’, milk, fruits, and biscuits, besides face masks, paper napkins, sanitizers, sanitary napkins, diapers and soaps were provided to 7572 migrant workers, 5628 women and their 11184 children. She said that in the shelter
homes 5444 expecting mothers, women and 10308 children were provided with the facility of health tests as per requirement and 8 women and 3 children were given referral facilities. In addition, 234 women and 565 children were vaccinated and 1467 children were given preschool informal education. Apart from this, 5 children and 31 women were given the facility of one-stop centre and 5460 women were given information related to nutrition and health. It was informed at the meeting that 9,79,393 masks were prepared and distributed free of cost by Anganwadi workers and helpers and sanitary napkins were provided to 696 women. In compliance with the orders to maintain social distancing, the Anganwadi workers and helpers of the department went door-todoor and distributed dietary necessities like wheat, rice, gram flour, soya bean, sugar, oil, etc. to the beneficiaries. All the 82 child care institutions in Haryana are being inspected every week and sanitized regularly. It was informed during the meeting that about 2100 children were counselled. Activities like
yoga, awareness about social distancing and hygiene, and distribution of masks, sanitizers, PPE kits, etc. were undertaken. It was informed during the meeting that from March 24, 2020, to June 8, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, supplementary nutrition was provided to 2,80, 770 women and 8, 84,792 children by the Women and Child Development Department.
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14 5 foreign nationals arrested with drugs worth 44 Lakh and 74 Lakh in cash
The Chief Minister’s flying squad along with a joint team of Health Department and Police raided two places in Gurugram and arrested five foreign nationals with drugs worth Rs. 44 lakh and cash ofmore than Rs. 74 lakh. These drugs were being illegally sent to Iraq. Four Iraqi civilians and one from Uzbekistan are among those who were arrested during the raid. A spokesman of the police department said that 5 accused have been arrested after raiding two places in Gurugram. Four of the five accused involved in the case are Iraqis while one is a resident of Uzbekistan. He said that during the raid conducted at Aloha apartment in Sector 57, cash worth Rs 35.50 lakh and medicines worth about Rs. 30 lakh were recovered from the possession of the accused. Some of these medicines can be used to treat COVID-19 infection while some toxic drugs have also been seized. Later in another raid conducted in Sector-47, medicines worth about Rs.14 lakh has been recovered from the possession of the accused. Besides this, an amount of Rs 30.14 lakh and Rs. 8.91 lakh from fortuner vehicle which was in the possession of the accused have also been recovered.
Steps towards making ‘Apna Ghar’ a reality for BPL and EWS of the society
Housing Board Haryana has been working to provide affordable houses to the people below the Poverty Line (BPL) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of the state and making their 'Apna Ghar' dream a reality.While stepping towards the goal of SabkoAwas' by 2022 envisioned by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi, now the Board has made efforts to provide possession of about 20,000 flats developed by private colonizers to the Below Poverty Line and Economically Weaker Section families. Chief Administrator of the Board,Anshaj Singh said that these flats can now be transferred to BPL and EWS after one year of allotment, while it can be transferred to other categories after five years of allotment. He informed that after paying the complete amount of the flats, conveyance deed can also be done after five years of allotment. Notably, earlier there was no policy for 'Allotment Transfer' of these flats by the Housing Board. But now a detailed Policy has been formulated by the Board for allotment as well astransfer of EWS housing units for BPL families created in private licensed colonies by Housing Board Haryana.
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Nine new COVID-19 Testing Labs coming up in Haryana in the next 10 days
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Haryana Chief Minister,Manohar Lal has directed the officers to set up nine new COVID-19 Testing Labs in the next 10 days in the state and conduct a special campaign to motivate people to wear masks during Unlock-3.Apart from this, they should also spread awareness at traffic intersections, and utilize the vehicles of the Urban Local Bodies Department and the publicity vehicles of the Information, Public Relations and Language Department, regarding wearing masks or covering the mouth and nose with a ‘gamchcha’, he added. The Chief Minister was presiding over the meeting of the disaster management committee with various departments to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in the state.The Chief Minister also directed the Police Department to strictly enforce the wearing of masks and issue challans on the offenders on the spot giving them at least five masks.If a person does not deliberately wear a mask, he should also be told that the challan amount could be increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 at any time in future. It was informed during the meeting that some states such as Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya,
Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra etc. have implemented lockdown at their level of one week, one day, some weekend accordingly.Apart from Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat and Rewari districts, the number of COVID-19 positive patients in other districts is under control.It was informed in the meeting that the news of the Chief Minister's decision not to implement lockdown again found its way to the front page by many English and Hindi national newspapers. Additional Chief Secretary, Health Department,Rajeev Arora apprised the Chief Minister that the average COVID-19 positive rate in the state is 5.82 percent while it is 8.56 percent in the whole country.Haryana's recovery rate is 78.35 percent while
State govt. to formulate new policies to attract investors for setting up industries in the state
Deputy CM,Dushyant Chautala said that the State Government is committed to formulate policies that attract investors to set up more industries in the state and proves helpful to industrialists for the smooth functioning of industries. The Deputy Chief Minister who also holds the portfolio of the Industries and Commerce Department said while presiding over review meeting regarding 'Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy-2020' with senior officers of the Department. The Deputy Chief Minister was apprised that the department had written to Associations of industrialists seeking their suggestions for the drafting of the new ‘Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy-2020’ many have given their suggestions. Dushyant Chautala said that he will personally visit the districts of the state and consult with the Associations of industrialists to seek suggestions regarding other facilities that can be provided by the State Govern-
ment to them so that their industries can flourish and more employment can be generated for the youth of the state. He also directed the officers to write to industrial associations like Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and seek their suggestions regarding the policy. He said that the Haryana Government is going to formulate the ‘Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy-2020’ after considering suggestions from the industrialists of the state to create a more conducive environment for the industries in the state. He said that in the year 2015, the Haryana Government had formulated the ‘Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy -2015’, which was valid for a duration of 5 years andnow a new ‘Haryana Enterprises Promotion Policy-2020' is being drafted with the consultation of the industrialists of the state.
it is 64.23 percent in the country, he added.He said that the death rate is 1.23 percent and in the country it is 2.26 percent.COVID-19 suspected cases are 32876 out of which 25758 patients are cured and the number of active patients is 6712.He also informed that a tender has been floated for inviting three lakh Corona antigen kits out of which two lakh kits have been received. The Chief Minister directed the officers that at least one COVID-19 Testing Lab should be opened in each district where the testing is facilitated by RTPCR system instead of antigen testing.Additional Chief Secretary, Medical Education and Research Department,Alok Nigam informed that at present, there are 16 COVID-19 Testing Labs in the state including 11 in government and five in private hospitals. The Chief Minister ordered that one new lab each in four district government hospitals and five medical colleges should be set up within the next 10 days. At present, 9500 tests are being conducted every day and the number will increase up to 20,000 as soon as the new labs open. Similarly, there are 10,630 isolated beds, while there are 12,846 ICU beds and the total number of beds is
52000 and there are 426 quarantine centres. Chief Minister directed the officers to provide free ambulance services to patients who have recovered from COVID-19 when they return for re-testing. Apart from this, plasma banks are also being set up in Panchkula, Rohtak, and Gurugram. People are being encouraged to donate plasma. Similarly, immunity boosting kits are also being distributed by the AYUSH department to increase disease resistance. The Chief Minister said that, Ayush Kits should be distributed in large numbers. Information was given in the meeting that under Haryana Interstate Transport Services, currently buses are being run in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana transport buses carry 35 passengers. The number of passengers is more than 1.15 lakh per day. The Chief Minister directed that even during the festivals of Rakshabandhan and Eid, only 35 passengers should travel per bus. The Chief Minister appealed that the people should continue to celebrate upcoming festivals like Rakshabandhan and Eid in the same way that they celebrated other festivals
during the lockdown in a simple manner. Brothers and sisters should exchange their messages through Mobile and send e-Rakhi, he added. The Chief Minister said that during wedding ceremonies conducted in Banquet Hall there should not be a gathering of more than 50 people as per guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. He said that the Police Department and Urban Local Bodies Department should ensure compliance. The Chief Minister said that strict action should be taken against the owners of the Banquet Halls, who violated the norms of lockdown and social distancing during any ceremony. For the first time violator, a fine of Rs 1 lakh will be imposed, while Rs 3 lakh for the second time and Rs. 5 lakhs for more than twice. However, if the owner continues to violate the norms, it could result in cancellation of their license. On this occasion, the Chief Minister released a souvenir titled ‘Samvedna’ compiled by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), CID,Anil Kumar Rao and Superintendent of PolicePankaj Nain about the arrangements made to send stranded workers to their home states and their experiences.
Preparations for hosting of fourth edition of 'Khelo India - 2021' to kickstart in Haryana
Sandeep Singh, Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs, directed the officers of the Department to start preparations for the hosting of the fourth edition of 'Khelo India - 2021' in Haryana to be organized by the Central Government. During the meeting,Sandeep Singh directed the officers that there should be no shortage of any kind in the event which is to
be organized in the state. The Sports Minister said that most of the competitions of 'Khelo India - 2021' will be held at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula. More than 25000 players are expected to participate in the 'Khelo India 2021' competition, so it is our responsibility to provide them appropriate facilities for boarding and lodging. He said that as a former player,
he was well aware of the difficulties faced by the players coming to participate in the games. Not having adequate arrangements affects the performance of the sportspersons, he added. He directed that emphasis should be laid on national level sports infrastructure and training in the state so that players can practice diligently and perform well in the upcoming games. He said
that by organizing these games, players will get an opportunity to perform better and they will be able to learn better techniques being practiced by sportspersons of other states. Principal Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department,Yogender Chaudhry and Director, Sports and Youth Affairs Department,S SPhulia were also present during the meeting.
All registered sites and organisations having contract laborto be linked with HUM
Haryana Government has taken important steps for the benefit of the workers of the state. It has been decided to link all registered sites and organisations having contract labor with the Haryana Udhyam Memorandum (HUM) in the next 6 months. This will ensure the complete benefits of ESI and EPF to the workers. It was decided in this meeting that in the next 6 months it will be ensured that the contract labour holding organizations should have an HUM number. Under this, the registration of contractors and workers is being done with their Aadhaar number. The
Labour department will confirm that every such organisation is registered and after February 1, 2021, if any contractor or organisation is not found registered then strict action will be taken against them. It was informed at the meeting that so far this year, 427 institutes have obtained their certificates by registering themselves under The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 in the state. Similarly, 1882 contractors and organisations have obtained licenses under this Act. It was also informed that under the Act, the primary employer or industry re-
ceives a certificate after registering themselves by providing information about the panel of contractors working with them to the State Government. Thereafter all the contractors placed on the panel apply under the Act and obtain a license. The Act covers units or organisations with 50 or more workers. The second important agenda in meeting was to employ contract labour in the units related to the rubber industry. In this case, it was decided to invite suggestions from all industrial associations and trade unions.
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Ten easy habits to start saving for a rainy day and more fun way to save up is to set a goal- a realistic starting point, and build towards it. The key is to place it somewhere visible: a sticky note on the desk, wall, fridge; a pinned note on the phone; or a highlight on the calendar.
Self payments
This habit requires setting up two
Life is a constant juggling act, trying to keep up with bills, taxes, impulse buys and endless subscriptions. Throw an upcoming holiday season into the mix, and saving seems like an impossible task. Personal finance experts recommend starting small: incorporating saving into daily life with some basic habits. Here are ten tiny habits to effectively stash that cash –
Set up a goal
Most people set a strict budget and fail to stick to it, especially towards the end of the month. Studies show that budgets require too much willpower, feel restrictive and cause frustration. An easier
bank accounts, one of which is designated for saving. The actiontransfer a set amount into the savings account regularly. Finance experts suggest saving at least 10% of the monthly salary. A creative way to nail this habit is to gamify it, such as the 52 week challenge. Automated transfers work wonders for lazy savers.
Track expenses
Tracking daily expenses can increase savings up to 15%, according to a study. This can be done by maintaining a spending diary or journal, or using a phone app. The Spending Tracker app is simple and easy to use. Printable expense trackers can be found here.
Manage debts
Clearing up any debts and overdue payments is a good way to start with a clean slate. Personal finance experts recommend saving up some initial cash before attempting to tackle debt, this helps to create a sense of achievement as well as decrease chances of relapse.
Invest
This habit is aimed towards longterm benefits. Investing in products that give good returns such as health and life insurance, children’s education, retirement plans, etc. is a great way to plan for a secure future.
Freebies
Keeping an eye out for deals can cut expenses drastically. Making use of coupons and sales, buying daily essentials in bulk, trying out samplers and freebies are some habits to try.
Subscriptions
Streaming services offer subscription plans for movies, shows, books, music, podcasts, magazines and much more. With so many different sources of entertainment
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available, it can be hard to pick and choose. However, unnecessary subscriptions end up hurting the pocket much more than expected. An easy option is to alternate between a few services monthly or get a yearly subscription for services that are used more often.
Switch to debit
Debit cards allow the users to keep track of their spending, whereas credit cards create a false sense of safety. Reports show that people are more likely to spend carelessly while shopping with a credit card. Switching to debit is especially recommended for savers who tend to struggle with debts.
Impulse buys
The best way to control impulsive buying is to make a list of things that seem like a great buy and revisit the list after a week or a month. If the product still feels important, it is worth spending on. This habit is easier with online shopping. Adding an item to the wishlist instead of the cart can also help find better deals.
Treat yourself
Getting a treat every now and
then can increase motivation to save up more. In the end, the point of saving up is to create a better future. A few inspiring books to get started on personal finance are“Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert T. Kiyosaki – An insightful read on how to make the most of any situation, it highlights the importance of mindset over a staggering income. “The Total Money Makeover” by Dave Ramsey – Showcases practical skills to handle debt, manage finances better and save up for emergencies. “Broke Millennial” by Erin Lowry – Aimed towards young adults, this book provides real-life examples and solutions to build finance and stay out of debt. “The Little Book of Common Sense Investing” by John C. Bogle – Recommended for beginners to investing, it is a step-by-step guide on how to invest in index funds and grow savings rate. “The Recovering Spender” by Lauren Greutman – An interesting read on how to deal with shopping addictions and impulsive buying.
Pratyasha Sharma
Understanding your child ier, in fact, if we acknowledge the strength of those difficult emotions, and celebrate the child who achieves control. And take advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate what you do when you have lost control or behaved badly: Offer a sincere parental apology.
Sapanpreet Adlakha
A parent's relationship with his or her child will be reflected in the child's actions -- including child behavior problems, If you don't have a good relationship with your child, they're not going to listen to you. Think how you relate to other adults. If you have a good relationship with them, you tend to trust them more, listen to their opinions, and agree with them. If it's someone we just don't like, we will ignore their opinion." As your child develops, the challenges will change, and your thinking may evolve, but your approach should be consistent, firm and loving. Help your child learn through experience that making an effort builds confidence and helps you learn to tackle challenges.
Be a good role model
Parents are a child's first teachers and role models. And usually children are more affected by what their parents do than by what their parents say. They learn how to behave by seeing how their mothers and fathers behave and by following their example. Show respect for others. Parents who regularly put down other people are teaching their children that other people are not important. If you want your child to respect others, then respect your child. Encourage all family members to treat each other with respect. Being consistent in teaching and setting examples is very important.
Conquering the Basics
Your healthy attitude toward sleep, food and discipline will affect your children in the most important ways.
Bedtime and food habits
Turn off devices, read aloud at bedtime, and build rituals that help small children wind down and fall asleep ,Regular bed time will be even more important as children grow older and are expected to be awake and alert during school hours; getting enough sleep on a regular basis and coming to school wellrested will help grade-school Eating habits. Small children vary tremendously in how they eat .Take them to the grocery store or the
farmer's market and let them pick out something new they'd like to try. Let them help preparing the food and enjoy their choice of fruits and vegetables based on different colours, shapes and sizes.
Discipline
Parents aren't perfect. We lose our tempers, say things we are sorry for and are not always as kind as we would like to be. We are human. It is important to admit our mistakes, say we're sorry, and show that we try to make
things right. With toddlers, you need to be patient and consistent, which is another way of saying you will need to express and enforce the same rules over and over and over again need them as well. Seriously, take a breather when you are feeling as out of control as your child is acting. Think praise rather than punishment. Physical discipline, like hitting and spanking, tends to produce aggressive behaviour in children. Our “civilizing” job as parents may be eas-